Jonathan Martin at Politico has three pages detailing Fred's backfirings. Beyond the mere anxiety of the waiting game, he has suffered through a summer of stumbles. In a short period of time, Thompson has already been hit with the sort of problems that it takes most campaigns months longer -- not to mention a full-blown candidacy -- to accrue.
Crowds go wild for Fred (long standing ovations and the like), and this is what they get in return:
But this was followed by a speech delivered in a somber, even flat tone, with note cards but no prepared text. He warned that the country is on track to become “a weaker, less prosperous, more divided nation than what we have been.”
His team is getting frustrated.
Randy Pollard, chairman of the Fayette County, Ill., GOP, the head of the state’s group of county Republican chairs and a likely “Fred-head,” said Thompson’s moment hadn’t passed. “I think it is passing, though,” Pollard said outside one of the meetings here.
Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.), Thompson’s top supporter in a state that is key to the campaign’s early-state strategy, “sighed audibly” when asked by a reporter from the Greenville News about his would-be candidate’s indecision.
"Yeah, I admit to that; I've got a little frustration," Barrett told the paper in a Sunday article. "I've wanted him out sooner, but he's working.”
Finally, when will the guy join the race?
But previous indications that he’d announce the day after the holiday to participate in the Fox News-sponsored GOP debate in New Hampshire on Sept. 5 now appear to be inoperative. One Thompson source wouldn't reveal exactly when the launch would come but conceded that Thompson's presence at the forum was "very unlikely."
I'm starting to think Fred will never run. He's just been one, big distraction.
I've said this before. Fred is beginning to look as old as McCain. Look at the image above. Geez. He's simply not fit for the campaign or Big Chair. He lacks the heart, vigor, and stamina.
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